SIU faces funding cuts and political backlash as it fights to remain a vital force in rural Illinois education and economy.

Do you know which township you live in? Many people don’t. But Illinois has 1,426 of them, so it’s worth paying attention to what they do. Bob Anderson is. The former McHenry Township ...

The election to fill a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat is quickly becoming a referendum on the Trump administration and a test ...

For Ric Offerman, Minooka’s mayor, these are inescapable environmental tradeoffs to secure a multibillion-dollar investment from Equinix, Inc., a Redwood City, California-based company that operates ...

In a predominantly Black area of Chicago, police can now directly file gun charges without a prosecutor’s approval. The new ...

Winds of up to 75 mph were fanning multiple fast-moving Oklahoma wildfires on Wednesday morning, prompting evacuation orders ...

The "Race Day" tornadoes of May 30, 2004, were a significant and destructive series of tornadoes that struck the state of Indiana in the United States. The event is often remembered due to the timing ...

Tornadoes and severe storms struck Southeast Missouri, killing one in Butler County. An EF3 tornado caused significant damage ...

They have completely lost everything, including their vehicles that were totaled during the tornado,” one family member says.

A severe weather system spawned intense, long-duration tornadoes that struck parts of Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri, leaving some communities in tatters.

The 2025 local consolidated election is on Tuesday, April 1. Polling places across Evanston will be open to voters from 6 a.m ...